Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK

Table 3 Prevalence of the most common disorders at their fine-level (greatest) diagnostic precision recorded in German Shepherds Dogs (n = 1660) attending UK primary-care veterinary practices participating in the VetCompass^TM Programme from January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2013

Fine-level disorder	Count	Overall prevalence %	95% CI	Female prevalence %	Male prevalence %	P-value
Otitis externa	131	7.89	6.64–9.29	7.00	8.80	0.177
Osteoarthritis	92	5.54	4.49–6.75	5.31	5.78	0.677
Diarrhoea	87	5.24	4.22–6.42	4.71	5.78	0.324
Overweight/obesity	86	5.18	4.16–6.36	6.40	3.98	0.026
Aggression	79	4.76	3.79–5.90	2.78	6.75	< 0.001
Dental disease	68	4.10	3.19–5.16	4.23	3.98	0.797
Ear disorder	53	3.19	2.40–4.16	3.02	3.37	0.682
Lameness	46	2.77	2.04–3.68	2.29	3.25	0.235
Underweight	45	2.71	1.98–3.61	3.14	2.29	0.286
Hip dysplasia	44	2.65	1.93–3.54	2.42	2.89	0.546
Skin cyst	44	2.65	1.93–3.54	2.66	2.65	0.994
Skin disorder	43	2.59	1.88–3.47	3.50	1.69	0.020
Vomiting	42	2.53	1.83–3.40	3.02	2.05	0.208
Stiffness	34	2.05	1.42–2.85	2.42	1.69	0.295
Anal sac impaction	29	1.75	1.17–2.50	1.69	1.81	0.857
Hypersensitivity disorder	26	1.57	1.03–2.29	1.57	1.57	0.995
Conjunctivitis	25	1.51	0.98–2.22	1.09	1.93	0.160
Laceration	25	1.51	0.98–2.22	1.09	1.93	0.160
Atopic dermatitis	24	1.45	0.93–2.14	1.69	1.20	0.407
Anal furunculosis	23	1.39	0.88–2.07	1.09	1.69	0.296
Cryptorchidism	23	1.39	0.88–2.07	~	~	~
Inability to stand	21	1.27	0.78–1.93	1.33	1.20	0.822
Umbilical hernia	21	1.27	0.78–1.93	1.09	1.45	0.514
Skin mass	21	1.27	0.78–1.93	1.09	1.45	0.514
Periodontal disease	19	1.14	0.69–1.78	1.33	0.96	0.485
Seizure disorder	19	1.14	0.69–1.78	0.60	1.69	0.038

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